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Club World Cup 16 matches: Messi vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid vs. Juventus, Manchester City vs. Inzagi Jr.

3:14am, 30 June 2025【Football】

With the final two rounds of group stages settled, all the top 16 of the 2025 Club World Cup will be released! Judging from the competition system, this year's Club World Cup is unprecedented in scale and fierce competition, and it is a "training place" for European giants to find gold. Guardiola's Manchester City won all three group games, directly earning $13.5 million, and is also the only team to win three consecutive victories in this year's Club World Cup. After entering the knockout stage, the "dominate power" of European teams once again leaked. As many as 9 teams from the top 16 teams from the top five European leagues advanced strongly. This is reasonable, the team's total value is there.

In contrast, only four teams in South America successfully broke through, while only two seats in North America were left: Miami International in the United States and Monterrey in Mexico. Among the three participating teams in Asia, only the Saudi giant Riyadh Crescent led by Inzaghi, who has broken through the siege and became the "only seedling in Asia". The veteran powerhouse Urawa Red Diamonds and the Korean powerhouse Ulsan HD unfortunately stopped in the group stage, especially Urawa Red Diamonds. The group was already in the "death group". Facing the Premier League Manchester City, Argentina Riverbed and Qatar, they were beaten to no avail. Ulsan HD was originally highly expected, but failed to withstand the impact of the Central and North American teams, and eventually suffered two consecutive losses and bid farewell sadly.

Premier League giants Manchester City became the biggest winner in the group stage. Not only did they win all three games, they also averaged more than 4 goals per game, scoring 13 goals, making people feel like they saw the "Dream Three Barcelona" in Guardiola's heyday. To be honest, the only way to defeat Juventus 5-2 is a "quality" game. Natural Blue Moon Legion has also become one of the favorites to win the championship. Next, they will face Asia's only Riyadh Crescent in the 1/8 final. Although Inzaghi is in charge, it is not a big problem for Manchester City to pass the score.

Another traditional giant Real Madrid also advanced to the knockout stage with an unbeaten record. They were tied tenaciously by Riyadh Crescent in the first game in the group stage, only 1 point was obtained; in the following two rounds of games, the Galaxy battleship first defeated Mexico's Pachuca, and then defeated Salzburg Red Bull, and finally qualified as the second place in the group.

In the first round of the knockout round, Real Madrid will usher in a tough battle: against Serie A veteran Juventus! Although the Zebras were swept 5-2 by Manchester City in the last round of the group stage, their performance was extremely steady in the previous two games. If the Galaxy Battleship was upset, it would be quite exciting. Interestingly, even if Real Madrid successfully passes the score, their knockout half can be called a "death zone": European new champions Paris Saint-Germain, Bundesliga Bayern Munich, and Dortmund are all concentrated on this side, and it is quite difficult to reach the final from here.

And the most topical showdown is undoubtedly Miami International vs. Paris Saint-Germain! This is the first time Messi has been competing with his old club as a player since leaving Paris. The plot is really full of excitement.

Miami International's advance to the top 16, led by Messi is a miracle in itself. They remained unbeaten in the group stage, and successfully broke through in the North American sector with the wonderful cooperation between Messi and Suarez and the young players. However, this matchup between the European New Science and Technology Champions League champion is very likely to be a "sweep".

Paris has a total value of 1.06 billion euros, 16 times that of Miami International (only 66.18 million euros). Paris Saint-Germain is the new Champions League champion, and he won the four championships last season. Can this "Barcelona Nursing Home" withstand it? Miami wants to be upset and almost scored a perfect performance of 1,000%.